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1. Complete the following sentence by selecting the option that correctly uses
double and/or single quotation marks.

Amanda adamantly declared that ______________

Answers:• she would never speak to Adam again.

2. Select the option that correctly identifies where a comma is needed.

Our neighbors(A) are both helpful(B) to us when we need them(C) and genuinely
friendly.

Answers:• No commas needed

3. Select the option that correctly identifies where a comma is needed.

The daisies were yellow(A) a color Daphne detested(B) and refused to accept.

Answers:• Comma at (A)

4. Indicate the end punctuation needed in the blank spaces in the following
sentence.

Alison wondered, "Will the lemur bite me___ ___

Answers:• Question mark / quotation mark

5. Complete the following sentence by selecting the option that makes correct
use of the mechanics of writing.

How many times has she attempted to recreate Van Gogh's painting ______________?

Answers:• Both c (italics) and d (underlining) are
acceptable.

6. Select the option that correctly completes the following sentence.

___________________ new dog has already terrorized every cat in the
neighborhood.

Answers:• Hannah and Luke's

7. Indicate the end punctuation needed in the blank space in the following
sentence.

He lived for years on the West Coast but now resides in Washington, D.C._____

Answers:• No punctuation needed

8. Complete the following sentence by selecting the option that correctly uses
double and/or single quotation marks.

47. Indicate the end punctuation needed in the blank space in the following
sentence.

Have the Smiths decided to name their son Harold Smith, Jr._____

Answers:• Question mark

48. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

Answers:• Oahu is a beautiful island; however, I
prefer the wide beaches, lively crowds, and exciting nightlife of Australia.

49. Select the option that correctly identifies where a comma is needed.

The unexpected firing of several employees alerted the staff to the company's
financial problems(A) and it led to an outbreak of panic(B) and fear.

Answers:• Comma at (A)

50. Which of the following sentences correctly uses parentheses and/or brackets?

Answers:• Bertha announced that anyone who likes
chocolate (and who doesn't like chocolate?) would be welcome to visit her candy
shop for a free sample.

51. Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?

Answers:• Most of the editors agreed that the new
manuscript "was a vast improvement over the author's first attempt," even though
some still thought that nothing could top the original.

52. Indicate the punctuation needed in the blank space in the following
sentence.

Doctor Graham and his partners just published a paper entitled "Brand New
You___Discovering Your True Talents Through Hypnotherapy."

Answers:• Colon

53. Which of the following sentences correctly uses parentheses and/or brackets?

Answers:• Most of the participants in the 1992 study
reported immediate improvements in their condition. (But in a recent poll [2007]
of the original participants, only 45% reported continued satisfaction with the
results of the treatment.)

54. Which of the following sentences correctly uses parentheses and/or brackets?

Answers:• Once people had seen Elvira's face (on
billboards, in magazines, and on television), they didn't soon forget it.

55. Indicate the punctuation needed in the blank space in the following
sentence.

Many students have failed that professor's exams___ the most common reason is
that students can't stay awake through all those boring lectures.

Answers:• Colon

56. Which of the following sentences uses semi-colons and/or colons correctly?

Answers:• None of us could tolerate Mary's boyfriend
for long: he drank too much, he bragged about nothing, and he belched loudly and
often.

57. Complete the following sentence by selecting the option that correctly uses
double and/or single quotation marks.

_________________ announced our host at the racetrack.

Answers:• "The third race has been postponed until
five o'clock,"

58. Select the option that correctly completes the following sentence.

This pearl and emerald ring used to be my ____________.

Answers:• mother-in-law's

59. Select the option that correctly completes the following sentence.

__________ not likely that the maple tree will lose all __________ leaves in
August.

Answers:• It's / its

60. Select the option that correctly identifies where a comma is needed.